How to use HTML5 Geolocation?
The HTML Geolocation API is used to locate a user's position.
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Locate the User's Position
The HTML Geolocation API is used to get the geographical position of a user.
Using HTML Geolocation
The getCurrentPosition() method is used to return the user's position.
atitude and longitude:
| <script> var x = document.getElementById("demo"); function getLocation() { if (navigator.geolocation) { navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showPosition); } else { x.innerHTML = "Geolocation is not supported by this browser."; } } function showPosition(position) { x.innerHTML = "Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude + " Longitude: " + position.coords.longitude; } </script> |
Location-specific Information
Geolocation is also very useful for location-specific information, like:
Up-to-date local information
Showing Points-of-interest near the user
Turn-by-turn navigation (GPS)
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Ayesha
Tech writer at newsandstory